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president obama is scheduled to meet tomorrow wi pelosi and boehner and mitch mcconnell and harry reid but that meeting will come after these automatic spending cuts become law. but some republicans are pointing to positive news. they say that all of these automatic cuts would be re-- could be reversed before they take effect because a long-term spending bill is due march 27th. i'm kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories we're following for you right now. >> translator: thank you, all, and good night. [ cheers ] >> you saw it live right here on ktvu. that was pope benedict xvi's final public message as pope. the pope spoke from the balcony from the papal retreat in italy. he will formally resign in two hours from now. he thanked the world's $1.2 billion catholics for their love, prayers and support. >>> back here at home, police in santa cruz will go back to work this morning after mourning the loss of two veteran detectives killed in the line of duty. tara moriarty is joining us from santa cruz now with some new information a
president obama is scheduled to meet tomorrow wi pelosi and boehner and mitch mcconnell and harry reid but that meeting will come after these automatic spending cuts become law. but some republicans are pointing to positive news. they say that all of these automatic cuts would be re-- could be reversed before they take effect because a long-term spending bill is due march 27th. i'm kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories we're...
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. >> reporter: harry reid said he would not agree to this. without an agreement the shutdown kicks in. hun treads of thousands of federal workers nationwide face furloughs. the military won't get paid on time. it would be retroactive. people who select social security, disability and food stamps will still get the help but the economy is expected to suffer if the government shuts down for the first time in 17 years. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:15. more details now on the services that will not be affected due to the government shutdown. as kyla mentioned, social security and medicare checks would still go out on time. post offices will remain open and process mail and military service members would be on duty. congress, by the way, still getting paid as well. now, the secretary of labor says a shutdown could delay the release of the jobs report due out this friday. that's because the people who prepare and release it would be furloughed. the white house could authorize a small staff to prepare the report in t
. >> reporter: harry reid said he would not agree to this. without an agreement the shutdown kicks in. hun treads of thousands of federal workers nationwide face furloughs. the military won't get paid on time. it would be retroactive. people who select social security, disability and food stamps will still get the help but the economy is expected to suffer if the government shuts down for the first time in 17 years. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>>...
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senate majority leader harry reid and mitch mcconnell are trying to come up with a plan that ends the shut down and raises the debt ceiling, that is what both sides can live with. >>> air traffic controllers will be working without a paycheck until lawmakers start paying the bills again. their most recent paychecks only reflected for work before october. >> controllers say there is no threat to the public but worrying about paychecks is what we need. >> we will go to work and this puts extra stress on us. >> they say they will be paid when the shut down is over. >> thousands of lab workers could be furloughed this week. >> mercury news reports. that hundreds of people at the laboratory could be out of jobs on wednesday. it is the largest employer in alameda county. they will shut down operations after the columbus day holiday. >>> they wanted students at that city on high alert. first robbery was thursday morning. 57 year old woman was pushed to the ground and robbed at gun point near berkeley way and oxford street. >> then a 19-year-old woman was waiting for a shuttle bus when a male
senate majority leader harry reid and mitch mcconnell are trying to come up with a plan that ends the shut down and raises the debt ceiling, that is what both sides can live with. >>> air traffic controllers will be working without a paycheck until lawmakers start paying the bills again. their most recent paychecks only reflected for work before october. >> controllers say there is no threat to the public but worrying about paychecks is what we need. >> we will go to work...
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now, harry reid filed a motion to limit debate and force a vote. even though hagel is a former republican senator, it's his fellow republicans who have been strongly opposing his nomination. now, democrats hold 55 seats in the senate. but they need five republican votes to move ahead with hagel's confirmation. >>> this morning, former secretary of state, hillary clinton is being honored at the pentagon. we're watching the pentagon this morning. defense secretary leon panetta will be hosting the event on his last day in office. hillary clinton is being honored for her four years as secretary of state during which she traveled more than 1 million miles and visited 1 -- 112 countries. >>> in just hours, the national rifle association will directly respond to president obama's state of the union address. the nra rejects the president's gun control proposal. as kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom, this is all happening as the california congresswoman joins other moms against gun violence today. >> reporter: jackie speier is joining
now, harry reid filed a motion to limit debate and force a vote. even though hagel is a former republican senator, it's his fellow republicans who have been strongly opposing his nomination. now, democrats hold 55 seats in the senate. but they need five republican votes to move ahead with hagel's confirmation. >>> this morning, former secretary of state, hillary clinton is being honored at the pentagon. we're watching the pentagon this morning. defense secretary leon panetta will be...
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this is harry reid of nevada there speaking right now. the vote was 68-31 in favor of moving forward with the debate on gun control. some republicans had tried to block the debate. there was some threat of a -- of some opportunity not to be able to vote at all. >> yeah. >> but once again, they've voted to move ahead with gun control legislation. we will continue to follow this and bring you more information as we get it. >>> san francisco's police chief is reportedly dropping his stun gun proposal. chief greg suhr had planned to give stun guns to 5% of the police force but the chronicle reports that he's dropped the proposal. this comes after major limitations of their use due to safety concerns. the chief says he's still exploring ways for the officers to deal with dangerous suspects without using a regular gun. >>> 8:37. the owners of the sacramento kings have set a deadline of tomorrow for sacramento investors who hope to buy the team. the sacramento bee reports the maloof family told a group, including east bay health club, owner to s
this is harry reid of nevada there speaking right now. the vote was 68-31 in favor of moving forward with the debate on gun control. some republicans had tried to block the debate. there was some threat of a -- of some opportunity not to be able to vote at all. >> yeah. >> but once again, they've voted to move ahead with gun control legislation. we will continue to follow this and bring you more information as we get it. >>> san francisco's police chief is reportedly...
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senate majority leader harry reid is expected to force a vote as soon as today to require only 51 votes to end filibusters or delaying tactics against nominees for high judgeships or officials. currently, 60 votes are required. >>> the senate banking committee just voted to approve the nomination of janet yellen to lead the federal reserve. yellen is expected to be confirmed by the full senate. but a vote has not been scheduled. yellen is the vice chair and would replace ben bernanke. >>> former president obama said last week if you like your health insurance plan you can keep it for another year but the board that oversees covered california could decide today how long californians can hold onto current policies. kyla campbell is live in washington to explain what is on the table. zblferm the meeting in sacramento, it's sigs hours, scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m., the focus, the 1 million californians whose medical insurance policies don't meet the new healthcare law standards. five-member board could decide if californians can keep those plans. if so for how long. it would be the one
senate majority leader harry reid is expected to force a vote as soon as today to require only 51 votes to end filibusters or delaying tactics against nominees for high judgeships or officials. currently, 60 votes are required. >>> the senate banking committee just voted to approve the nomination of janet yellen to lead the federal reserve. yellen is expected to be confirmed by the full senate. but a vote has not been scheduled. yellen is the vice chair and would replace ben bernanke....
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it should start with funding the military, send it over and let's see harry reid is willing to shut down the million because he wants to force obamacare. >> president obama said he would veto any legislation that defunds the affordable care act. >>> thousands of people from around the world are in san francisco for oracle's big conference. pam cook is in the studio with the littles and expectation -- highlights and expectations. >> reporter: we're live at moscone center, this is third and howard. traffic always affected by this very big event. you can see the cones out. the traffic moving along slowly. we caught up with some people who are out there this morning. >> this is like the mecca of knowledge for the next generation of products. you come in here and get saturated with knowledge. >> reporter: people attending last night appeared happy to here from larry ellison. san francisco businesses happy as well. attendees are expected to spend more than $3400 each for hotels, restaurants, taxis and registration fees. mayor ed lee joked that he would be happy to shut down streets. again, shu
it should start with funding the military, send it over and let's see harry reid is willing to shut down the million because he wants to force obamacare. >> president obama said he would veto any legislation that defunds the affordable care act. >>> thousands of people from around the world are in san francisco for oracle's big conference. pam cook is in the studio with the littles and expectation -- highlights and expectations. >> reporter: we're live at moscone center,...
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senate majority leader harry reid has promised a vote on the wage hike by the end of the year. however, a measure is not expected to do well in the house where it's opposed by many republicans. reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 8:49. let's check in with sal. get you to where you need to go. how is it going? >> it's getting better. we're seeing improvement. i have a feeling we'll see that as the month of december wears on. it starts to become a lighter month. certainly maybe at the end of next week. we'll see if things start to change and then the week before christmas starts to be dead. westbound bay bridge, you can see the traffic backed up for about a 10, 15-minute delay. san mateo bridge in case you want to use that, the traffic is not all that bad on the san mateo bridge heading out to the area. 880 nearby has been slow. 680 has been slow as well on the sul noel grade -- sunol grade. kind of a light crowd heading down to san jose. i wanted to mention that traffic on the golden gate bridge a little bit slow because of a malfunct
senate majority leader harry reid has promised a vote on the wage hike by the end of the year. however, a measure is not expected to do well in the house where it's opposed by many republicans. reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 8:49. let's check in with sal. get you to where you need to go. how is it going? >> it's getting better. we're seeing improvement. i have a feeling we'll see that as the month of december wears on. it...
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now, senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnell did speak over the phone yesterday but they found no deal. republican senator susan collins of maine and democratic senator joe mansion of west virginia came up with a plan that would increase the nation's borrowing limit through january and reopen the governor until march. it would change how obamacare gets some funding by delaying the medical device tax for two years and changing how to calculate pensions. manchin said the deal to end this crisis is 70% to 80% done. >> we've agreed on the template. as far as what the details are, needs to be worked out by leadership and we want to be able to help them. >> reporter: time is running out. congress has three days to figure out a deal or else the economy would suffer. not only would your 401(k) take a hit but world leaders say the global economy would suffer. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:15. and with the partial government shutdown entering the third week, some states are paying to open popular tourist attractions. the statue of liberty opened yesterday.
now, senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnell did speak over the phone yesterday but they found no deal. republican senator susan collins of maine and democratic senator joe mansion of west virginia came up with a plan that would increase the nation's borrowing limit through january and reopen the governor until march. it would change how obamacare gets some funding by delaying the medical device tax for two years and changing how to calculate pensions. manchin said the deal to end this...
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john boehner, harry reid and mitch mcconnell also have very low popularity ratings. >>> 8:23. nevada's state senate voted to repeal a ban on same-sex marriages. this is after a very personal revelation by one of its senators. >> i'm 44 years told. i have a daughter. i'm black. i'm gay. i have dealt with a lot of what folks are talking about. >> democratic senate stair atkinson said same-sex marriages would pose no threat to heterosexual marriages. the bill now moves to the assembly. >>> and gay comes in rhode island are celebrating. that state passed a bill that would make same-sex marriage legal. the house also gave its approval but there's still one more procedural vote next week. if approved, rhode island would be the 10th state to allow same- sex couples to get married. >>> 8:24. let's go right back to sal. you are watching contra costa county. how are they holding up? >> doing pretty well. highway 24 is slow. we actually have a camera that shows one of the bester parts here. this appears to be 24 coming up on the aklaonies exit. you are driving pretty well, as you can see
john boehner, harry reid and mitch mcconnell also have very low popularity ratings. >>> 8:23. nevada's state senate voted to repeal a ban on same-sex marriages. this is after a very personal revelation by one of its senators. >> i'm 44 years told. i have a daughter. i'm black. i'm gay. i have dealt with a lot of what folks are talking about. >> democratic senate stair atkinson said same-sex marriages would pose no threat to heterosexual marriages. the bill now moves to the...
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senate majority leader, harry reid, was on the floor just a moment ago. republicans around the country, the majority of them support this balanced approach and the only republicans who don't are those who work on capitol hill. right now, mcdonald's connell is speaking -- right now, mitch mcconnell is speaking. this is all happening as president obama heads to newport news, virginia where ship yards could be hit the hardest. he says those cuts could be felt in california since the company has a supplier base in all 50 states. but the chairman of the republican governors association says the president's scare tack tis are not working on him. >> i think it's time for the president to leadership. he's been trying to scare the american people, trying to scare now states and others. >> reporter: and some republicans accuse president obama of another possible scare tactic. when he says terrorists will have an easier time getting into america. homeland security says these cuts will hit hard when it comes to boarder security and the tsa. president obama is talking
senate majority leader, harry reid, was on the floor just a moment ago. republicans around the country, the majority of them support this balanced approach and the only republicans who don't are those who work on capitol hill. right now, mcdonald's connell is speaking -- right now, mitch mcconnell is speaking. this is all happening as president obama heads to newport news, virginia where ship yards could be hit the hardest. he says those cuts could be felt in california since the company has a...
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harry reid says this will not be part of the legislation they will debate because it doesn't have the votes to pass. senator feinstein says the issue of gun control is a personal one for her. as you know, she became mayor of san francisco after george motts coney and marvy milk were assassinated -- harvey milk were assassinated. >>> we're learning more about a deadly officer-involved shooting in san jose. ktvu hasern laked the suspect who died monday was under -- last thereined that the suspect who died on monday was under surveillance regarding a homicide. police opened fire after he tried to ram a police vehicle. >>> we're learning the san jose police officer who opened fire was involved in a another sooting last -- shooting last fall. the "chronicle" reports that he was involved in other crimes. authorities say he opened fire on monday's incident after the suspect drove his car toward him. >>> 7:47. now we're finding out more about a deadly officer-involved shooting friday night in napa. authorities say the man who was killed by american canyon police pointed a metal object at the
harry reid says this will not be part of the legislation they will debate because it doesn't have the votes to pass. senator feinstein says the issue of gun control is a personal one for her. as you know, she became mayor of san francisco after george motts coney and marvy milk were assassinated -- harvey milk were assassinated. >>> we're learning more about a deadly officer-involved shooting in san jose. ktvu hasern laked the suspect who died monday was under -- last thereined that...